In an in vitro acute hippocampal slice model of cerebral ischemia, it has previously been shown that GluN2C mRNA levels increase following 4 minute (min) oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD) in the hippocampus, whereas GluN2A and GluN2B levels remain stable and GluN2D is undetectable7, 8. The gene discussed is GRIN2B; the disease is brain ischemia.